Helicobacter pylori Infection and Complications of Cirrhosis.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-18-2024

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

METHODS: The National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database, a part of the Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project, was utilized for this study. Inpatient data from the years 2016 through 2019 were extracted for patients with a primary discharge diagnosis of cirrhosis and a concurrent diagnosis of

RESULTS: Over the years 2016 to 2019, 416,410 patients received a primary discharge diagnosis of cirrhosis. Among them, 990 patients (0.2%) had a secondary diagnosis of

CONCLUSION: While patients in this study were diagnosed with both

Publication Title

Cureus

Volume

16

Issue

2

First Page

54419

Last Page

54419

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